# obviously gay christian men in the closet...

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obviously-gay-christian-men-in-the-closet/557317>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [October 16, 2010, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obviously-gay-christian-men-in-the-closet/557317 "2010-10-16T03:06:15Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2010, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obviously-gay-christian-men-in-the-closet/557317/61 "2010-10-20T17:12:06Z")

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> [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](#):
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> Now I understand some people have a natural tendecy to homosexuality like some people do to other sins. However they should 1) know its sinful and 2) therefore control it and avoid sinful thoughts and actions.

You “understand” very little. Isn’t there a saying that true wisdom is realizing just how little you really know?  
(And mods, I do not mean this as an insult)

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**Author:** ![Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/f04885/32.png) [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2010, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obviously-gay-christian-men-in-the-closet/557317/62 "2010-10-21T01:39:30Z")

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> [@needscoffee](#):
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> You really need to start thinking for yourself instead of parroting what you’ve read in a book that even you have stated should not be taken literally. You are plenty old enough to start using that brain of yours. Stop being so lazy.

I said I don’t take the Bible hyper-literally which mean literalizing non-literal parts (ie when God is referred to as a rock) but a simple command (ie homosexuals… cannot enter the Kingdom of God) can’t be nonliteralized in any way.

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**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2010, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obviously-gay-christian-men-in-the-closet/557317/63 "2010-10-21T02:52:05Z")

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_bangs head on keyboard_ ea;rijeorij2oirj3o2qrhn3orhj6rjho3nlanirfn

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